Nights

Homeport B & B
The Very Best Victorian B & B
www.barrycoombs.ca

Travelling lightly

Having returned, I'm no longer completely airborne. Landed to the messy kitchen and empty refrigerator, car rides and logistics...but oh, what a week of freedom!
Barb and I had decided to return to Grand Manan to paint again with Barry Coombs, and had recruited our friend Donna to come. Donna brought Randa. We added a few days off the top to see a bit more of the New Brunswick, and to visit the Beaverbrook Museum in Frederickton. First off Frederickton is charming. We stayed in "The Best Victorian B & B", just minutes walking to the quaint downtown. (it was inviting, and with a pool!) On one of our strolls we came across this gorgeous Victorian with what I'm sure can be called a "cat walk."
The Beaverbrook is a gem, like you're visiting a rich friend's parlor with some exceptional art. Wildly eclectic, the collections being shown included some of the disputed works (Turner, Freud...) and a new exhibition on New Brunswick architecture through history--which included the summer home of friends of my husband's and mine!
Rolling hills and river flats brought us to Gagetown Village, some art and old stuff stores, and a charming historical museum. Homeport B & B in St. John was the best thing about that town, though Barb and I had a very nice dinner at Billy's downtown. (I'm sure there are things to do in St. John, but on a Saturday night we didn't find much except a cruise ship and some Jamaican music.) Then on to Black's Harbour and Grand Manan.